Veterinary medicine-spoon.



M. E. PFAPF. VBTERINARYMED'IGINE SPOON.

APPLICATION FILED 1120.5, 1910,.

1,910,795.` f Patented Dec. 5, 1911 MARY E. PFAFF, O F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANI-.f

VETERINARY MEDICINE-SPOON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

Application filed December 5, 1910. Serial No. 595,593.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, MARY E. PFAFF, a Vcitizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the countyof Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Veterinary Medicine-Spoons, of which the following is a speciiication. f,

My 'nvention relates to improvements in veterinary medicine spoons, the object of the invention being to provide an improved device of this character in which the medieine can be eifeotually held in the body of the spoon,A and the gate or cover closing the body of the spoon quickly released when the body is in the mouth of the animal.

'A further object is to provide improvement-s of this character which are of extremely simple construction, neat and attractive in appearance, strong and durable With these and other objects `in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim. 1 4In the vaccompanying drawings: Figure 1, is a view in longitudinal section illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2, is a plan View. Fig. 3, is a View in cross section on theline l3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. i, is a view in cross section on the line Liof Fig. 1.

1, represents the bowl or body of the spoon to which is fixed or made integral a tubular handle 2, and a grip 3 at its free end. The bowl or body 1 is-ofgeneral ellipsoidal shape, partially covered as shown at 4, and having a sliding gate or closure 5 adapted to close the opening 6 in the top of the bowl. in the sides of the bowl, and is connected to a rod 7 which projects through anopening 8 in the rear end of the bowl. Rod 7 is Connected by an arm 9 with a rod 10, said arm 9 movable through an elongated slot 1l" in the tubular handle 2, while the rod '10 projects all t-he Way through the handle, and is provided with a button 12 on its outer end. On the rod 10 in the handle 2, acollar 13 is fixed and between this collar This gate 5 moves in grooves 7a' leaving an opening at one eud'of the bowl,

a rod in the handle operating said gate, a

gate 5 `in closed position, and a coiled spring 21 on the pin 17 normally holds the hand lever 16 in this locking position.

In operation, after the bowl of the spoon is filled with the.4 medicine, rod lois forced inwardly to move the gate 5 to closed position, said movement being against vthe pressure ofspring l5. When the gate is vin closed position, the action of spring 21 on the hand lever 16A will move the tongue 19 into the groove 20, thus locking the gate 5 in closed position. The operator then forces ythe spoon into the mouth of the animal, and

inverts the bowl of the spoon after it is 75 wellback in the mouth. While in this position, a movement of the hand lever 16 will f release the tongue 19 from the' groove 20, and spring 15 will instantly open the gate 5, allowing the medicine to fiowr into the -throat of the animal.

Various slight changes mightbe made in the general form and arrangement of parts described Without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself tothe precise details set forth, but consider Inyself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A spoon of the character described, comprising a bowl having a partially closed top,-

a tubular handle on the bowl, a sliding gate normally open but adapted to be set in position toclose the opening of the bowl, said gate movable under the fixed bowl closure,

spring pressing on'said rod to normally hold the gate-in open position, said rod having a groove Jcherein, a spring-pressed hand lever, In testimony whereof I have signed my a tongue on said hand leven adapted to enname to this specification in the presence of gage 1n said groove to hold' the gate in two subscribing witnesses.

closed position, said rod projecting entirely MARY E. PFAFF. 5 through said handle, and a button on the Witnessest outer end of said rod, substantially as de- R. H. KRENKEL,

scribed. C. E. Po'r'rs. 

